Neoplanet

Neoplanet - What a cool name! I was pleased to find this so called browser, which in fact is actually a whole new interface for Internet Explorer. (You must have IE installed to use Neoplanet). The reason I was so pleased is for that very reason. I have tried Netscape 4.7, Netscape 6, Opera, and of course Internet Explorer. I like a reliable and functional system (Oh Where did I put my Amiga?)... No browser is perfect, They are all in-compatible with some web pages (Bar Internet Explorer), and when I go online I don't want to be restricted in what sites and pages I visit at all. So, the most compatible browser (and currently most reliable) is Internet ...  Read the complete review

The trouble with Netscape and Microsoft browsers is that they are so BORING. Yes, they keep updating them, and the current ones do look better than ever, bit it's still just a slightly different take on the same old template. Tried adding a skin to Microsoft IE? Hideous result! Thank god for Neoplanet from Lycos, a totally different browsing experience altogether. Neoplanet is quick to download and easy to install (address at end of op). Neoplanet offers a choice of 'skins' - i.e. browser designs - and there are literally thousands to choose from, ranging from the pretty standard to the truly beautiful to the downright bizarre. You can ...  Read the complete review

Neoplanet is a web browser supposedly. What is actually appears to be is a method for skinning Internet Explorer 4 (and higher) – although it does not run on non-Windows versions of this software. Now on version 5.2, it has improved slightly over previous versions. It does “add” to the features of IE though with integrated email, messenger service and download manager, although I cannot be sure, they seem to be “skinned” versions of Microsoft software. Skins are downloadable from the Neoplanet site, and tend to be around a few hundred K, so would be quite quick downloads (unless you’re using tin cans and string) The ...  Read the complete review

I actually came accross this browser by accident, as a result of some bug which messed up the settings on my Internet Explorer - I needed a new browser, and, having tried Netscape Communicator which kept crashing, I decided to chance it and install this unheard-of NeoPlanet browser. Well, it has now completely changed my idea of a browser - before I saw it as just something necessary for the internet to function, a rather boring looking gery frame to whatever page I was looking at. But now, with all the skins - and there are litteraly thousands - I am spending more time looking at the browser than the loading pages!! The skins remind me of mp3 players suchn as WinAmp and ...  Read the complete review

I've only been using it in the last couple of days, but Neoplanet's totally free web browser downloads are exceptional. Not only can you download any of the several hundred existing skins to give your existing browser a totally new look, feel, and sound, but you can also design your own using Neoplanet's on-line/downloadable manual, and pre-set elements to slot straight into Photoshop. I don't know much about that myself and am not a photoshop user...but I know people who live for that sort of thing so there must be more of you out there! The download skins are only a few hundred K each so they are pretty quick to capture even with a slowish ...  Read the complete review